963  
CDUS43 KABR 170711  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
211 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 88 420 PM 105 1936 82 6 65  
MINIMUM 67 358 AM 41 1912 60 7 51  
AVERAGE 78 71 7 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.82 1952 0.09 -0.09 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 3.08 1.65 1.43 3.07  
SINCE JUN 1 5.49 5.50 -0.01 9.02  
SINCE JAN 1 10.13 12.66 -2.53 16.77  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2002  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE OCT 1 38.8 41.1 -2.3 29.4  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 7  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 7  
SINCE JUN 1 46 76 -30 72  
SINCE JUL 1 0 7 -7 7  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 13 7 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 162 102 60 113  
SINCE JUN 1 281 204 77 219  
SINCE JAN 1 344 227 117 254    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 400 AM  
LOWEST 54 400 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 103 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 38 1899  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 910 PM CDT  
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 910 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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